Anchor for casings and the like.



J. G. BRAUN.

' ANCHOR FOR CASINGS AND THE LIKE.

APPucm'oN min mms. 1915.

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JACOB Gr. BRAUN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ANCHOR ron cAsINGs AND THE LIKE.

Application iled January 9, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB G. BRAUN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county `of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Anchors for Casings and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to anchors for moldings, casings, and the like, particularly employed in connection with the building arts, and in a construction where it is desired to iiX a casing, molding, or the like, in a wall of plastic construction.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a new and improved anchor, which may be readily inserted and placed in position, and which, when so placed, is eiiective and elicient in operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of a casing to which an anchor constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 illustrates a modified form of anchor in which the locking member is omitted.

In anchoring a molding or a casing in a wall of plastic material, it is diiiicult to provid-e the proper means for the attachment of the anchors to the casing. If the anchors are fastened by bolts, or the like, a great amount of time is consumed in adjusting and tightening the separate anchors, and as a great many anchors are usually required for each casing, the time consumed in applying the anchors adds materially to the cost of the construction.

The present invention is designed and intended to provide a simple but effective anchor which may be readily placed in position along the casing by simply slipping the cross piece inside the projections and rotating a locking member to wedge the anchor in place.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates generally a casing or molding of any suitable form or construction. This term is intended to include not only moldings and casings, but also protecting strips of this class for which an anchor must be provided. The casing is provided with opposite inner projections 6 and 7 at the sides thereof, which are in a plane at right angles to the wall to which the casing is to be anchored and between these Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1916.

Serial No. 1,322.

projections, and also projecting inwardly is anotherv projection 8.

A locking or wedging member 9 is pivoted to a cross piece 10 intermediate itsy ends, the ends 11 preferably being up-turned. This pivoted wedging member 9 is formed at one end with a wedging surface 12, and an angular surface 13, opposite thereto. It is split at the other end forming the eX- tremities 14.*-, which may be bent in opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 2, to constitute a better' anchoring member. In the edge of the member 9 adjacent the pivot is a notch 15, and pivoted to the cross piece 10 is a locking member 16, which is rotatable from the dotted position shown in Fig. 1 to the full line position in whichthe notch l5 of the wedging member 9 is engaged for holding the member in proper position with respect to the cross piece 10. If desired, the

locking member 16 may be dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 3, for some constructions, particularly for casings in which the projection 8-is present, which forms a limiting stop to prevent the rotation of the locking member 9 beyond a predetermined point.

To apply the anchor to the casing, it is necessary only to insert the cross piece within the projections G and 7 by inclining the anchor, and with the wedging member 9 in the dotted position shown by Figs. 1 and 3. In this position', the wedging member allows the free movement of the anchor with respect to the casing, since the high part of the wedging surface 12 is not brought into engagement with the casing. In the form of casing shown, it is necessary to provide an angular extremity 13, so that the locking member can be properly inserted within the casing, but it is readily understood that even this angular portion 13 may be omitted if the casing itself does not have any inward angular projections. When the pivoted member 9 is rotated, the high part of the wedging surface 12 is brought in engagement with the casing 5, thereby forcing the cross piece outwardly against the projections 6 and 7 until the anchor is firmly bound in the casing. Just before the member 9 reaches the limit of its position, the locking member 16 is rotated so that it engages in the notch 15, and prevents the further rotation of the member 9, which would destroy the wedging action. In the present construction, the projection 8 also actsas a limit stop for the wedging member 9, and

prevents it from being rotated beyond a Y predetermined point. vWith this construction, it is obvious that the anchors maybe readily inserted or placed in position at any desired point along the casing, by simply inserting them at an angle behind the pi'oj ections 6 and 7, and then Wedging the cross piece against these projections. By reason of this simplicity, the anchors can be quickly inserted in position, and Varied or changed, as desired, before a wall indicated by the dotted outline 17 becomes iiXed or set.

'I Claim: f

l. An anchor of the class described comprising a cross-piece, a member pivoted thereto having a split extremity of which the ends are bent in opposite directions, and a lock pivoted to the cross-piece and adapted to engage the member for holding it in a predetermined position.

2. The combination With' a casing having inward projections thereform, of a cross piece adapted to engage some of the projections, and a member pivoted to the cross piece with a cam surface at the end adapted to engage the casing and to press the cross piece against its projections, one of the projections constituting a stop for the pivoted member.

3. The combination with a casing compris- A Copies of this patent may be Yobtained. for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents` thereto, and a lock pivoted to the cross piece and adapted to engage the member forV holding it in a predetermined'position.

5. An anchor of the class described, comi prising a cross piece'for engaging a member to be anchored, a member pivoted toV the cross piece having a Wedgiiig surface at one end for holding the anchor in position, and a locking member for engaging the pivoted Wedging member to hold it in a 'predetermined position. V Y j Y Y c 6. An anchor of the class described, comprising a cross piece, a'Wedging member piyoted thereto, having a cam surface at one end, and a notch'at the side adj acentthe pivot, and ay locking*memberrrpivoted to the projections and an intermediate projection, Y i

a member piyoted thereto having a Wedging surface adapted -to engage an intermediate portion of th-e casing When the member is rotated for binding the cross pieceV against the'opposite projections and adapted to engage the intermediate projection for limiting the movement ofthe member, Vand a pivoted member to engage the locking member to hold it in position With respect to the cross piece. Y Y Y Y Y In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisV speciiication, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses,on this 6th day of January AqD. 1915.

.moois G. BRAUN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS CoLsoN, KENT W. WONNELL.

Washington, D. G'. 

